Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

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Expedition 10 Preflight. NASA public domain image colelction.

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Expedition 10 Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Salizhan Sharipov, left, Expedition 10 Commander and NASA Science Officer Leroy Chiao and Russian Space Forces cosmonaut Yuri Shargin are given a review of the GPS and Satellite phone systems after having conducted a final inspection of their Soyuz TMA-5 spacecraft on Saturday, October 9, 2004, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan in preparation for their launch October 14 to the International Space Station. The Soyuz vehicle will be mated to its booster rocket October 11 in preparation for its rollout to the Central Asian launch pad October 12. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

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